Analytical Performance Criteria: Standardized Surface Dust Sampling Methods for Metals, with Emphasis on Beryllium

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• Personal Author:
  Ashley, Kevin E. ; Braybrooke G ; Brisson MJ ; Jahn SD ; White KT
• Description:
  This column highlights available standardized methods that are applicable to surface samples for subsequent metals measurement, notably beryllium. Within the arena of beryllium surface sampling, our goal is to encourage the development of voluntary consensus standards in areas of interest for which such standards are presently unavailable. Methods for beryllium sampling from smooth, hard surfaces are now reasonably well standardized, as evidenced by the availability of relevant ASTM International standards. Additionally, vacuum sampling methods for collecting dust from rough, porous (and other) surfaces have also been standardized in the form of ASTM International procedures. Bulk sampling methods are also well standardized, and the use of voluntary consensus standards is encouraged. However, dermal sampling methods for metals such as beryllium require better harmonization and evaluation. Efforts are currently under way to fill these gaps. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Environmental Monitoring Laboratories Metals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Dust-measurement Dust-particles Dust-sampling Exposure-assessment Exposure-methods Humans Laboratory-testing Metal-dusts Particulate-dust Sampling Sampling-methods Standards Surface-properties

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; South Carolina ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036107
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2009 Dec; 6(12):D97-D100
• Contact Point Address:
  Kevin Ashley, CDC/NIOSH/DSHEFS, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Mail Stop R-7, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998
• Email:
  KAshley@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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